S&T Country Report - Albania - WBC-INCO Net

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is addressing Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) development. It has supported the creation of a
national ICT strategy, prepared a National e-readiness Assessment Report and is
supporting the implementation of an Action Plan to address e-government, eeducation
and e-commerce issues. However, there remain serious obstacles to
efficient technology transfer to small enterprises such as (OECD and EBRD, 2005):
• Improving technical education and skills;
• Raising finance for new technologies;
• Improving legislation and strategies;
• Building institutional capacities; and
• Improving information dissemination.
1.2 Strategic Documents
Strategic documents reflecting National Innovation Strategies (NIS) have been
already highlighted in Science and Technology Country Report Country – D5 Albania
(see.science.eu). To indicate other key documents, which have been formulated in
order to set up the framework for innovation and technology development:
- ‘National Strategy for Development and Integration (NSDI)’
A single national strategy to be implemented over a seven-year period (2007-2013) is
built on a comprehensive set of sector strategies and is guided by a selective set of
crosscutting strategies. The national strategy emerges as a synthesis of sector
strategy documents developed for all sectors. The European integration and NATO
membership planning processes will be fully incorporated in the national strategy.
The national strategy document has the following structure:
• Overview (Overview of current situation and key issues facing the country.)
• Vision, strategic priorities and strategic goals (Concise statement providing the
overall framework of the strategic planning exercise. Envisaged role of
government.)
• Policies (Key points of sector and crosscutting strategies in summary form
arranged by strategic priority, with emphasis on links between major policies
and achievement of strategic goals.)
• Macroeconomic framework and fiscal implications:
A. Macroeconomic framework in the form of scenario; and
B. Broad inter-sectoral implications of strategic priorities.
• Accountability (Consultation process and high-level monitoring indicators to
assess progress towards the key national goals.)
- ‘Strategic Programme for the SME Development for 2007 - 2009 and for 2010 -
2013’
The Strategic Programme for the SME Development for the medium-term period
2007 - 2009, is an integral part of the government programme and is reflected in the
business development and investment strategy of the medium- and long-term period
2007 - 2013. The SME development policies for the ongoing period have been
designed complying with all the acts and MSA and European Partnership, as well as
the European Charter for Small Enterprises.
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